1:72 Diecast aircraft
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Being rather into my WW2 aircraft I received a Corgi Aviation archive Spitfire for Christmas. .. Part of the survivors series.
Being rather chuffed with it, I went online to take a look at the others in the series and have just completed the set and have my own mini collection.
Really impressed with the models and the detail.
So what now, I would like to add to the collection with a Lancaster / Mossie and Corgi do have them in their range. Are there any other alternatives ? I've a cpl of ideas for future purchases - for instance aircraft involved in the D day landings would be good, esp the Horton ?gliders as my nan helped to build them !
Being rather chuffed with it, I went online to take a look at the others in the series and have just completed the set and have my own mini collection.
Really impressed with the models and the detail.
So what now, I would like to add to the collection with a Lancaster / Mossie and Corgi do have them in their range. Are there any other alternatives ? I've a cpl of ideas for future purchases - for instance aircraft involved in the D day landings would be good, esp the Horton ?gliders as my nan helped to build them !
I've got qute a collection of Corgi aircraft. Maily those aircraft that are of interest to me such as the Lancaster, Halifax, Mossie, Sea Harrier, and any FAA aircraft. Most are 1/72 but I also have a number of 1/32 scale models of the Spit, Hurricane and Mosquito. Just doa search on ebay or the Corgi website and see what takes your fancy.
paul_y3k said:
Being rather into my WW2 aircraft I received a Corgi Aviation archive Spitfire for Christmas. .. Part of the survivors series.
Being rather chuffed with it, I went online to take a look at the others in the series and have just completed the set and have my own mini collection.
Really impressed with the models and the detail.
So what now, I would like to add to the collection with a Lancaster / Mossie and Corgi do have them in their range. Are there any other alternatives ? I've a cpl of ideas for future purchases - for instance aircraft involved in the D day landings would be good, esp the Horton ?gliders as my nan helped to build them !
No such thing as a "Horton" glider. The gliders used by the Allies wereBeing rather chuffed with it, I went online to take a look at the others in the series and have just completed the set and have my own mini collection.
Really impressed with the models and the detail.
So what now, I would like to add to the collection with a Lancaster / Mossie and Corgi do have them in their range. Are there any other alternatives ? I've a cpl of ideas for future purchases - for instance aircraft involved in the D day landings would be good, esp the Horton ?gliders as my nan helped to build them !
The Waco Hadrian
The Airspeed Horsa
The General Aircraft Hamilcar
There was a company called "Horten" who DID build gliders. But they were German and specialised in all wing designs, culminating in the Ho229 jet fighter
Eric Mc said:
No such thing as a "Horton" glider. The gliders used by the Allies were
The Waco Hadrian
The Airspeed Horsa
The General Aircraft Hamilcar
That would be a Mk II Horsa then.The Waco Hadrian
The Airspeed Horsa
The General Aircraft Hamilcar
The Waco was actually built by Ford. Waco was the American name, Hadrian was the British name. There is one on display in the museum at Saint-Mere Eglise.
http://www.musee-airborne.com/eng/page.php?page=ai...
You forgot the General Aviation Hotspur which, while not used operationally, was the main training glider for the Glider Pilot regiment at places like Brize Norton:
I didn't actually forget the Hotspur. I left it out because I was listing the operational gliders only.
Hotspurs were deemed too small for operational use but retained for training.
Another unused glider was the Airspeed Hengist.
There was also an all metal glider devised in the US by Chase which didn't go into production - but which became the basis of the Fairchild C-23 Provider.
There was even a glider version of the C-47 Dakota.
Hotspurs were deemed too small for operational use but retained for training.
Another unused glider was the Airspeed Hengist.
There was also an all metal glider devised in the US by Chase which didn't go into production - but which became the basis of the Fairchild C-23 Provider.
There was even a glider version of the C-47 Dakota.
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